This Day in History

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 64 – A great begins that ultimately destroys most of Rome (More info) 1925 – Adolf Hitler publishes the first volume of his personal manifesto, ‘Mein Kampf’ (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1863 – The US begins its first military draft; exemptions cost $300 (More info) 1898 – President William McKinley signs the Newlands Resolution annexing Hawaii as a territory of the United States (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1535 – Sir Thomas More is executed for treason against King Henry VIII of England (More info) 1785 – The dollar is unanimously chosen as the monetary unit for the United States (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1865 – The Salvation Army is founded in London, England (More info) 1937 – The luncheon meat SPAM is introduced by the Hormel Foods Corporation (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1776 – The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress (More info) 1886 – The people of France offer the Statue of Liberty to the people of the United States (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1863 – The Battle of Gettysburg ends (More info) 1884 – Dow Jones and Company publishes its first stock average (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1881 – Charles J. Guiteau shoots and fatally wounds US President James Garfield, who eventually dies from an infection on September 19 (More info) 1890 – The U.S. Congress passes the Sherman Anti-Trust Act (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1863 – The Battle of Gettysburg begins (More info) 1943 – Income tax withholding begins in the United States (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1859 – French acrobat Charles Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope (More info) 1921 – U.S. President Warren G. Harding appoints former President William Howard Taft as Chief Justice of the United States; Taft is the only person to have ever held both offices (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1844 – Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and his brother Hyrum Smith are murdered by a mob at the Carthage, Illinois jail (More info) 1898 – The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1870 – Christmas is declared a federal holiday in the United States (More info) 1927 – The Cyclone roller coaster opens on Coney Island (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1788 – Virginia becomes the 10th state in the Union (More info) 1876 – Lt. Col. George A. Custer and his men are killed at the Battle of Little Bighorn (More info)